Findings From a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of an Individualized Music Listening Program for Persons With Dementia
Kwak J, Anderson K, O'Connell Valuch K
Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 30 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Nonprofit
- Bader Philanthropies
- Government
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services
- Government
- National Institute of Nursing Research
- Government
- NINR NIH HHS
- University or hospital
- Claude Pepper Center, Florida State University
- Unclassified
- My Choice, Family Care
- Grants
- National Institute of Nursing Research (P30NR015335)
Based on 6 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2018-06-06 · J Appl Gerontol · vol. 39 · issue 6 · pp. 567–575
- Publisher
- SAGE Publishing
- Cited
- 46 citations · more than 91% of similar papers · 3.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 35 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Music Therapy and Health · Neuroscience and Music Perception · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Keywords
- Dementia, Randomized controlled trial, Active listening, Psychology, Gerontology, Music therapy, Medicine, Physical therapy, Audiology, Psychotherapist, Disease
- MeSH
- humans, dementia, music therapy, prospective studies, cross-over studies, aged, aged, 80 and over, nursing homes, wisconsin, female, male, outcome assessment, health care
3 authors
From US
- Jung Kwak · correspondingThe University of Texas at Austin
- Keith A. AndersonUniversity of Montana
- Katharine O’Connell ValuchUniversity of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
Abstract
Music & Memory (M&M) is a passive music intervention that uses personalized music playlists delivered on digital music players. This program has been increasingly adopted in nursing homes across the United States to facilitate communication, engagement, and socialization among persons with dementia (PWDs); however, few studies have evaluated the program's effect on PWDs' outcomes. In the present study, a randomized controlled crossover design was used to examine the impact of the M&M program on 59 PWDs in 10 nursing homes over a 14-week period. Residents' evaluated outcomes included agitation, behavioral symptoms, and use of psychotropic medications. Although trends supported the positive effects of M&M, no statistically significant differences were found in any of the outcomes measured over time. Methodological limitations withstanding, these findings call into question the effectiveness of the M&M program and the ability of facility staff to implement this intervention with fidelity.
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